Gusset clamp



Aprifi 4,, 1156 J. c HOLLAND 295@2623 GUSSET CLAMP Filed April 4, 1947Patented Apr. 4, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.)

James G. Holland, Los-Angeles, Calif.

Application April 4, 1947, Serial No; 739,471

6 Claims.

The present invention relates to a clamp arranged to clamp, for example,a vertical frame member in a building structure and so formed that aconvenient abutment is provided for engagement with a lifting jackwhereby the structure may be lifted after the clamping structure isplaced in position and the lifting jack is 0perated.

In the moving of building structures such as houses, garages and thelike, it is desirable that the building structure be moved with theleastam-ount' of effort and with the least amount of damage to thebuilding structure. It is, therefore, an object of the present inventionto provide an improved means whereby these d'esiderata are achieved.

A specific object of the present invention is to provide an improvedclamp which may easily be attached to a building structure in suchamanner that theclamping structure firmly clamps the building structureand at the same time provides a. convenient abutment for movement by alifting object.

Yet, another specific object of the present invention is to provide animproved clamping structure for clamping a vertical frame member in abuilding structure characterized by the simplicity with which theclamping structure may be applied to provide good clamping engagementwhereby the clamped building structure may be moved upon application ofa force to the clamping structure itself.

The features of the present invention. which are believed" to be novelare set forth with particularity in the appended claims. This inventionitself, both as to its organ zation and manner of operation, togetherwith further objects and advantages thereof, may be best understood byreference to the following description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is an end view of a garage partly broken away showing acombined clamping structure and abutment means incorporating the presentinvention mounted on one of the ver tical frame members of the garage.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 ofFigure 1.

Figure 3 is an exploded view in perspective of some of the elementsshown in Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing a modified clampingstructure arranged to be maintained in clamped position by means of abolt and not indicated in Figures 2'and 3.

The clamping structure It embodying the pres- Clt 2-541);

cut invention' comprises two juxtapositioned metal L-shaped members Hand [2, each having integrally formed therewith on opposed surfaces, aplurality of cone shaped projections 13 and 13 A, respectively arrangedto be embedded in" the wood frame member l4 upon tightening the nut 15on the single bolt l6 which is arranged to pass through the openings Ztandv 21 respectively in members I I and 12. The free opposed ends ofmembers II and 12 are maintained in spaced relationship by providing aninwardly extending projection ll arranged to engage the inner face ofthe member H.

The cone shaped members l3 and M which are pressed into the wooden framemember M are preferably hardened steel points welded to the members H-'and I? respectively, while the stop members I! may also be formed on themember I: by welding operation or the like.

The clamp structure It is clamped on the wood vertical support member Mas shown in Figure 1' so that the horizontal legs of the L-shapedmembers'H and I2 may have a lifting force applied thereto, for example,from the lifting Jack 20 which rests on the ground with awooden bearingmember 21 interposed between the lift-- ing jack 2'0 and the horizontallegs of the L- shaped members II and I2.

V In essence, the vertical legs of the L-shaped' members ll and I2 withthe: cone shaped members l3 and I3A respectively mounted thereon,provide good clamping engagement while the horizontal legs of theL-shaped members H and I2 provide a good abutment for the applicationtheretoiof' lifting forces: Preferably; of course, the spacing of thefree ends of the mem-' bers II and I2 ,as' determined by the length offthe projection i1, is substantially equal to thethickness of thevertical lifting member M shown in Figure 2.

One feature of the present invention is that but one bolt l6 andassociated nut 55 is necessary to provide good clamping engagement.Preferably, the horizontal distance of the vertical legs of the L-shapedmembers II and I2 is substantially equal to the width of the woodenmember l4 and the bolt l6 passes very close to the member M with theaxis of the bolt l6 sub stantially midway between the vertical spacingof the extreme members l3 and HA.

and nut bearing member 30 (the bearing member on member ll not beingshown). The four spaced integrally formed rib members 31 served tostrengthen the position of bearing member 30 on the member I2. Also, twospacers, HA and NB are mounted respectively on the ends of members IIand I2 for serving the same purpose as does the member I! in thearrangement shown in Figures 1 through 3. Instead of using but onemember I 1 extending the full distance between members ll and I2, thetwo members "A and HB, each of equal length and of a length equal to onehalf the distance of member I1, are used in the modification shown inFigure 4.

While the particular embodiments of the present invention have beenshown and described, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art thatchanges and modifications may be made without departing from thisinvention in its broader aspects and, therefore, the aim in the appendedclaims is to cover all such changes and modifications as fall within thetrue spirit and scope of this invention.

I claim:

1. In a structure arranged to transport building structures, thecombination of a pair of L- shaped clamping members, wood gripping meansmounted on opposed faces of the vertical legs of said L-shaped members,said vertical legs being arranged to have a supporting member of saidstructure sandwiched therebetween, releasable fastening means arrangedto maintain said wood gripping means in engagement with said buildingstructure, and the horizontal legs of said L-shaped members providing anabutment for the application thereto of lifting forces.

2. A combined clamp and lifting structure for use in transportingbuilding structures comprising a pair of plate members arranged to havesandwiched therebetween a portion of said building structure, andreleasable fastening means arranged to maintain said plate members inclamped engagement with said plate members having abutment meansextending therefrom for the application thereto of lifting forces. 1

3. In a clampin structure arranged to clamp a building structure in theprocess of moving the same, a pair of L-shaped plates, wood grippingmeans mounted on opposed faces of the vertical legs of said L-shapedmembers, releasable fastening means arranged to engage and maintain thehorizontal legs of said L-shaped members in clamped position whereinsaid wood engaging means is arranged to engage and sand- I wich a woodensupport of said building structure therebetween, and an extension of thefree end of one of the horizontal legs of one L-shaped member extendingin the direction of the juxtaposed horizontal leg of the other member tothereby provide a stop between the free ends of th horizontal legs ofsaid L-shaped members.

4. A combined clamping and abutment means for use in the movement ofbuilding structures comprising, a pair of L-shaped plate members, woodgripping means mounted on opposed faces of the vertical legs of saidL-shaped members and arranged to sandwich a wooden support of saidbuilding structure therebetween, stop means between the free ends of thehorizontal legs of said L-shaped members, said stop means comprising anextension from the end of the free end of the horizontal leg of one ofsaid members extending in the direction of the other juxtaposedhorizontal leg, a bolt passing through the horizontal legs of saidL-shaped members in proximity to the vertical legs of said L-shapedmembers and releasable fastening means on the end of said bolt.

5. The invention set forth in claim 4 characterized in that the holesthrough which the bolt passes are reinforced by integrally formedcollars and webs on the exterior surfaces of said L- shaped members andsaid abutment means comprises inwardly extending extensions from thefree ends of the horizontal legs of both of said L- shaped members.

6. A combined clamping and abutment means for use in the movement ofbuilding structures comprising a pair of plate members, wood grippingmeans on opposed surfaces of said plate members, an extension on eachone of said plate members, stop means mounted between the free ends ofsaid extensions, releasable fastening and moving means arranged to movesaid plate members towards one another to sandwich a supporting memberof said building structure therebetween, and said extensions providingan exposed area for the application thereto of lifting forces.

JAMES C. HOLLAND.

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